Comments on: Let’s Stop Pretending the Kinect Is A Gaming Devicehttps://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/
The Definitive Guide to Tech and CarsSat, 10 Dec 2016 03:21:00 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7By: cblake765https://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/#comment-303630
Mon, 29 Jul 2013 20:30:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=291154#comment-303630its capabilities made uneasy from the first time I used it…
]]>By: fustian24https://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/#comment-303458
Sat, 27 Jul 2013 18:38:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=291154#comment-303458The naive believe we are at the end of history. What could ever happen that bad in the US?

Truth be told, you’re never that far from upheaval. Relative stability is always rare and generally short-lived.

Sensible people recognize that we are giving way too much of our privacy away and it’s well past time to start reclaiming it.

]]>By: spideynut71https://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/#comment-303436
Sat, 27 Jul 2013 12:00:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=291154#comment-303436No, the point doesn’t stand AT ALL. Connected devices have been fitted with forward-facing cameras FOR YEARS now. Laptops, notebooks/netbooks, tablets, phones….hell, even the Nintendo DS had one. Give me ONE reason why Kinect is any different/worse than ANY of those devices.

Fact is, unless you’re into some illegal/weird sh*t…that you for some reason have to do in front of your TV…there shouldn’t be a problem. Hell, you could even cover the Kinect up, while you are wanking, touching little boys, or letting the family dog lick peanut butter off your genitals while you play COD. MS nor the NSA would ever know what a sick bastard you are.

]]>By: fustian24https://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/#comment-303435
Sat, 27 Jul 2013 11:43:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=291154#comment-303435But the point still stands. Why in the world would anybody with a shred of sense buy a television with a camera pointing back at them?
]]>By: VinnyBoombahttps://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/#comment-302869
Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:40:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=291154#comment-302869And thats’ exactly why MS is requiring it. Haven’t heard anyone else comment yet on MS’s side as to why they’re required. Instead of having to make a game that can function just as well without now they’re able to use the full potential.

How bout this one… it’s small but it’d be fun…. in a horror game, since the Kinect can sense your heart rate… why not turn up the volume, or heighten the music as your pulse goes up. Kinect can greatly improve the gaming experience if it’s expected to be there.

]]>By: VinnyBoombahttps://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/#comment-302868
Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:38:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=291154#comment-302868You’re exactly right…. all of the Kinect adds to regular games that you could just use the controller seemed exhausting. It was too difficult to position yourself exactly right and do exactly what you needed… when a controller could do it instantly. Skyrim is a great example. Harder to learn the names of the chants than it was just to go into the menu and turn one on.

However I’ll happily admit that I spent HOURS playing Kinect Adventures going through that conveyer belt obstacle course. With a controller that game would be boring, but with a Kinect it was a blast for a small family party.

]]>By: Jim Neerlandhttps://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/#comment-302802
Sun, 21 Jul 2013 03:39:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=291154#comment-302802Yes, because the first Kinect being released on something with 512mb of ram and an at the time 5 year old processor was gonna be so amazingly useful to begin with /s How about you wait until the new one is out for a little bit before you make stupid assumptions.
]]>By: Sheldon Prescotthttps://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/#comment-302787
Sat, 20 Jul 2013 23:30:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=291154#comment-302787lol I knew the NSA thing wouldn’t come real fast. It’s almost as if the whole NSA thing hasn’t been addressed several times already.
]]>By: thecorrectorhttps://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/#comment-302780
Sat, 20 Jul 2013 21:15:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=291154#comment-302780dummas they are getting sued by the nsa because they refuse to be used.
]]>By: Nintendo Fan 4 Lif3https://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/#comment-302778
Sat, 20 Jul 2013 19:55:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=291154#comment-302778Yeah just like every human being needs to stop pretending smartphones and tablets are gaming devices. Just because they have games on their doesn’t mean they were meant to have games in the first place or are even fit for it. Anyone who plays games solely on smartphones and tablets don’t qualify as hardcore gamers or a normal gamer at all. Period. Said and done.
]]>By: Bobhttps://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/#comment-302776
Sat, 20 Jul 2013 19:10:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=291154#comment-302776Seriously I could not care less about Kinect. I know is a great device by it self, but I just cant see my self “playing” my games with that. I guess that those people who get excited about the new Kinect 2.0 are just idealizing the device and once they get to use it then the novelty will ware off pretty quick and they’ll get back to the usual controller.
]]>By: Blaze Bluehttps://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/#comment-302775
Sat, 20 Jul 2013 18:18:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=291154#comment-302775i just see a journalist with a stick up his butt. WE are not NAIVE ! gaming community is using the Kinect for gaming and doctors, tech savvy, and hobbies are using it for what it is worth. You guys are persistent with this kind of crap and so are we going to continue to be persistent too defending Xbox and Microsoft. You guys need to find a better way to get people to come to your site.
]]>By: spideynut71https://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/#comment-302771
Sat, 20 Jul 2013 18:06:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=291154#comment-302771MS doesn’t “work with NSA”, fool. They cooperated just like Google, your ISP, and any other entity that processes such data cooperates….usually without you realizing it. In fact, people need to be more concerned about their ISP than MS, when it comes to privacy.
]]>By: Michael Clantonhttps://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/#comment-302772
Sat, 20 Jul 2013 18:06:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=291154#comment-302772it compliments the game, never was or said it was a gaming device, but now that every system has one, its easier to invest in something….almost like when every system has a HDD
]]>By: spideynut71https://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/#comment-302770
Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:59:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=291154#comment-302770I remember when people were saying the same thing about iPhone and iPad….
]]>By: Rfidhttps://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/#comment-302755
Sat, 20 Jul 2013 09:32:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=291154#comment-302755Just make sure you have a gun. A joint, a blow up doll, and a little person friend dressed like J. Edgar Hoover present…
]]>By: Skunkwurxhttps://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/#comment-302749
Sat, 20 Jul 2013 04:01:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=291154#comment-302749So if you wave your hand it waves “in world”… basic example but it works….
How about a Log in/Clock in at work… it knows your height, your face, your voice and if your heart rate is sky high somethins up haha… cheap all in one if you consider what a system like that would cost from “pros”… develop an app and done…
]]>By: Skunkwurxhttps://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/#comment-302748
Sat, 20 Jul 2013 03:54:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=291154#comment-302748Here here
]]>By: Vcoleiro1https://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/#comment-302744
Fri, 19 Jul 2013 23:53:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=291154#comment-302744Kinect would be perfect for VR Gaming (like with the Oculus Rift ). So yes it does have a future gaming purpose.
]]>By: Gideon Waxfarbhttps://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/#comment-302735
Fri, 19 Jul 2013 21:53:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=291154#comment-302735I think the Kinect (and motion-controlled gaming in general) works better when you’re playing a game that absolutely otherwise would not work with a traditional controller. Unfortunately, these games are few and far between. Why? Because most of the industry is void of any creativity whatsoever; easier to make more military shooters to placate the ‘core gamer’, who just wants to play the same shit he played last month, just with prettier graphics. Why encourage the industry to innovate and make games based around these new control mechanics, when you can just pay $60 for Halo 27, and plunk your fat ass on the couch for the exact same game as Halo 26?
]]>By: Gideon Waxfarbhttps://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/#comment-302734
Fri, 19 Jul 2013 21:48:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=291154#comment-302734Great, I’ll just sit in front of it and jerk off, so as to make sure and give whoever’s looking into my living room an eyeful :P
]]>By: Syghttps://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/#comment-302732
Fri, 19 Jul 2013 21:17:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=291154#comment-302732I started reading skeptically, but then I saw where you were heading. I think changing the title to “Let’s stop pretending the Kinect is only a gaming device” would help the reading. Hope it gets the momentum needed to explode it’s full potential.
]]>By: micrappooglehttps://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/#comment-302731
Fri, 19 Jul 2013 20:54:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=291154#comment-302731MS work with the NSA and there’s a camera looking at you in your living room/whatever room you put your Xbox One in. Go figure.
]]>By: n11https://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/#comment-302726
Fri, 19 Jul 2013 19:36:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=291154#comment-302726Oh boy Don,
“Kinect is designed for computers and entertainment”
So video games aren’t considered entertainment anymore? Consoles are obviously electronic computer-based devices.

I bought mine early on and didn’t expect too much out of it, and I didn’t as expected. It was limited, but interesting.

Now, Kinect 2.0, I see as a far superior and more practical device, being able to take commands much better than before.

Why don’t we wait for the release and try it out as a gaming device before we start dismissing?